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150063 SE How does the Chinese Communist Party rule China? (M7 SW) (2022W)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
VOR-ORT
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 30 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

The first session starts on Oct. 4.
No class on 06.12.
Makeup class will be held at 13:00-14:30 on 19.11.

  • Dienstag 04.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Dienstag 11.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Dienstag 18.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Dienstag 25.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Dienstag 08.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Dienstag 15.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Dienstag 22.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Dienstag 29.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Dienstag 06.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Dienstag 13.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Dienstag 10.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Dienstag 17.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Dienstag 24.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Dienstag 31.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Goals and main contents

The Chinese Communist Party is a unique political organization. It supersedes any other political parties in any other countries not only in terms of the size but also of the durability of its monopolistic rule over a sovereign state. Its remarkable success in sustaining its political monopoly has in many aspects attributable to the ways and the mechanisms through which it operates. It is therefore very important for any student who seeks to understand politics and governance in contemporary China to build a good knowledge base about the Chinese Communist Party.

This seminar course will 1) provide students the resources, methods and the forum to establish a structured understanding of the most essential issues concerning the operation of the Chinese Communist Party and 2) guide students to conduct semi-independent research on subjects of interest and to present the research output in both oral and written forms.

Course format

The course consists of ten discussion sessions, covering ten thematic topics.

Each session will be divided into two parts.

In the first part, I will offer a lecture on the key issues concerning the topic. The second part will be a discussion with mandatory participation from the designated student discussants and spontaneous participation from the rest of the class.

For more information on the lecturer, see https://univie.academia.edu/LingLi

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Your performance will be assessed in the following aspects.
Contribution to class activities: 20%
Oral presentation: 30%
Seminar paper: 50%

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Depending on the size of the class, each student will be assigned to lead or co-lead at least one discussion session. The exam consists of an oral presentation and the submission of a seminar paper on a self-chosen topic that is related to the course. The oral presentation will take place at the end of the course. The seminar paper should be 2,500-3,000 words.

Your attendance at each class meeting is mandatory. Absence is allowed only for approved medical reasons. Unapproved absence will lead to a penalty of your final score. Absence for the third time (including both approved and unapproved absence) will disqualify you for the evaluation of the course.

Prüfungsstoff

Students have the freedom to choose the topic. The chosen topic has to be relevant to the course. Sample topics will be provided.

Literatur

Reading list On the Chinese Communist Party
Mandatory reading
See Moodle
Optional background reading:
Saich, Tony. From Rebel to Ruler. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 2021. (ebook available)
Dickson, B. J. (2021). The Party and the People. Princeton, Princeton University Press.
Fewsmith, J. (2021). Rethinking Chinese Politics. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
Shambaugh, D. L. (2021). China’s leaders : from Mao to now. Cambridge Medford, MA, Polity.
Pieke, F. N. and B. Hofman, Eds. (2022). CPC Futures: The new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Signapore, NUS Press.
Reference books
Fairbank, J., & Feuerwerker, A. (Eds.). The Cambridge History of China (The Cambridge History of China). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Vol. 12-13 (ebook available)
MacFarquhar, R., & Fairbank, J. (Eds.). (1987). The Cambridge History of China (The Cambridge History of China). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Vol. 14-15 (ebook available)
Wasserstrom, Jeffrey N. The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China. First ed. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2016. (hardcopy available in the library)
Oxford bibliographies The Chinese Communist Party
Reference materials on the essay writing
On the writing
Radich, M. A student's guide to writing in East Asian Studies. Harvard University.
If you can think, speak & write you're absolutely deadly | Jordan Peterson | Writing Essays
On essay questions:
Rudolph, J. (2018). The China Questions, Harvard University Press.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

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Letzte Änderung: Di 14.01.2025 00:16